Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-06
CITY POLITICS.
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES TO BE HELD IN
FIVE WARDS
This Eysnng-Ths Primaries Saturday and
the Convention MOnday-Ths City
Sergsancy Fight

This evening at half-past seven o'clock
the Democratic voters of the First, Second,
Fourth, Sixth and Eighth wards will
meet to suggest the names of candidates
for Council and Delegates to the coming
City Convention. The Fourth ward meet
ing will be held at the Police Court room,
at the City Hall, as it is impraeticable to
meet at the Atlantic engine house, but the
other ward meetings will be held at the
usual places The attendance at these
meetings is certain to be large, especially
in the First, Fourth and Sixth wards.
The primaries will be held Saturday be-
tween the hours of ? and o'clock, when
Councilmen and Delegates will be chosen
in all the wards, except the Third, which
will confine itself to COuncilmen, the three
DELEGATES having been elected at the sug-
gestion meeting last week through a mis-
apprehension. Monday afternoon at 3
o'clock the convention for the nomination
of candidates for Mayor, City Clerk, and
Wharf-Master will assemble at the City
Hall
The City Sergeancy contest is beginning
TO warm up in q very decided manner, and
as the days fly by the Republicans become
more and more nervous over the result.
They are beginning to realize the fact that
their candidate stands a poor show, and
with this conviction firmly impressed on
their minds, the pending movement to put
up a citizens ticket has ratified" them
very badly. The cry has been set
up that the movement is in the
interests of the Democracy, which is
fairly funny, when one hears in the
next breath that none but Republicans are
engaged in that little side Issue. An ener-
getic endeavOr is being made to counterfeit
the independent movement by saying the
Republican candidate is sans pear e sans
reprodche, and intends to give the people a
model administration. This also brings
ones humorous side in front when one re-
fleets upon the spectacle of the best ele-
ment the Republicans virtually repudlat-
ing the nomination and holding meetings
to settle upon Il new candidate. The feel
ing is pretty well illustrated by the state
ment made yesterday by Republican,
who said
THE people are on to our man with
both feet, and he's gOner before the polls
are opened. After working for two years
for the nomination, he was nearly defeated
by man who only devoted two or three
weeks 10 electioneering, and he would have
been left out in the cold alto
gether but for one certain circumstance
which induced some voters TO prefer
Bennett to Mccormick for the time being,
but who would have ordinarily voted
for the last named gentleman. Our candi-
date will not poll the vote cast for him
four years ago by many
hundreds, from one cause and an
other, which need not be mentioned, and
in my opinion Porter Smith will hold the
Office for a second term. The Sergeancy Is
the weak spot in our ticket"
Some of the arguments made by Repub-
Gcans in favor OF their candidate for Ser
CANT are very diverting to diSinterested
and unprejudiced person. For instance, 1t
is claimed that the office for the four ears
previous to Captain Smiths term was adj
ministered in q model manner, and that
the city was most effectively policed, and
| in the next breath the heSitating voter Is
| told that Captain Bennett is going to do
better. that he will correct the mistakes
and abuses of his last official term, that
none but good men will go on the force,
and that the ordinances will be enforced
right along. The first argument is for
people with short memories, and the sec
ond for those with long ones
| The Democratic City Executive Com
mittee held q very important meeting at
the Citv Hall, last evening.
The Young Mems Democratic Club will
meet Friday evening.